Fold an origami elephant
I made this guy by following a video by Leyla Torres, my favorite origami demonstrator. Forget yoga— if you ever feel stressed out, just put on one of Leyla's videos, lie down on the couch, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and listen to Leyla speak gently about valley folds. Find her instructions for this origami elephant here. The design is by Fumiaki Kawahata.
18 comments:
Aww... so CUTE!!
Mum
it looks like eli from pokoyo ^^
so cute!! i love elephants!!
Mackenzie
www.heybirdfriend.com
adorable!
Hahaha! I must agree! I'm even a yoga instructor, but sometimes you just need a dose of Leyla's gentle Spirit! Love her blog, and yours!!! So creative and inspiring!! But hey - how come your sweet little elephant isn't orange? ;-)
Because I temporarily lost my mind. I must have been subliminally influenced by Leyla's photos of pink ones. I really have no excuse. It's shameful.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your blog is my all-time favorite. Life has been pretty stressful lately and I always find a cheerful little project to calm my nerves on your site. Love the new origami videos from Leyla!
Thank you Jessica for sharing this elephant on your lovely blog. I'm happy you and the visitors here enjoy it. This is one of my all-time favorite origami models. ~Leyla
Last week end i made lots of frogs and her origami accordions boxes.she s really great .thank you for telling us about her.y.s
I just made this little elephant. A total newbie to origami but very clear (and relaxing!) direction. Thank you. He's now guarding the books on the shelf beside my desk.
p.s. plan on creating a tiny herd.
I cannot WAIT to make this!
Brilliant!
lovely and very cute..
Oh my gosh this is too funny! I randomly came across an origami video of hers about 2 weeks ago at about 1am when I was having a bout of insomnia. Dang did it ever do the trick! She seriously has the most soothing voice ever! It was wonderful! Plus, I can make adorable origami bunny boxes in my sleep now!
Love your blog :)
Laura
Wow, what a great skill to have! Sleep origami-ing.
Some more elephants:
http://asvoltascompapel.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/inspiracao-africana-ii/
http://asvoltascompapel.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/inspiracao-africana/
That elephant is so adorable. Now to dig out my origami paper and have a play. Thanks for sharing.
Amazingly clear! So much easier than following a pattern. Thank you for posting! And yes, it is so incredibly relaxing!
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